Muirhead Canning Hood-Crest Fruit

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Muirhead Canning Hood-Crest Fruit Premium tree-ripened canned peaches, pears, apricots, cherries and plums. We bottle applesauce, apple butter, and diced tomatoes.

Custom canning, freeze drying, and jam services also available. Hood-Crest Fruit is a taste of the good ol' days when attention to detail and quality were the norm. Hood-Crest Fruit has been enjoyed at dining room tables around the Northwest and beyond since 1946. What makes Hood-Crest fruit so great?

::Quality Fruit:: Our fruit comes from local Northwest orchards. The volcanic soils of our area and mild climate create fruit that is unsurpassed.

::Quality Growers:: We work with wonderful growers who take pride in the quality of their fruit. By carefully monitoring their orchards they are able to pick the fruit at the perfect moment for canning and carefully transport the fruit to the cannery (sometimes just a trip down the hill!)

::Traditional canning process:: Hood-Crest Fruit is canned at the last remaining small, family operated cannery in the Northwest - the Muirhead Canning Company. Fruit is canned just like at home. Fresh, ripe fruit is handled with care and packed by hand into cans where it is sealed and heated in a hot water bath to preserve the premium quality and flavor.

::Our customers:: While you can find Hood-Crest Fruit at select stores and fruit stands around the Northwest, our main customer base are individuals who have tried our fruit, loved it, and loyally order fruit for home delivery each fall. We have *the best* customers around!

::Delivery:: Each fall we deliver fruit to the door of our Northwest customers. Russell Loughmiller, owner of the cannery and Hood-Crest Fruit, is often at the wheel meeting new customers and saying hello to old friends.

We've moved into our 2nd week of Pick-ups and while I'm answering calls and fulfilling orders, the crew in the cannery t...
10/20/2026

We've moved into our 2nd week of Pick-ups and while I'm answering calls and fulfilling orders, the crew in the cannery today made pear butter. I managed to grab a jar for a snack. -Dylan

Pick-ups have begun and we are very busy here at the cannery. Shown here is a gift box that I was preparing for an expec...
10/17/2026

Pick-ups have begun and we are very busy here at the cannery. Shown here is a gift box that I was preparing for an expected order today. When you order a gift box, you can have a message written on a card. No message was specified so I decided to improvise đŸ˜€ -Dylan

10/05/2026

Here's some more older footage from the cannery, again at different times. The first part of the video is from the early 50s while the last half is from the late 80s. It's always fascinating to see these older videos, especially considering much of the equipment seen is still in use today. -Dylan

We're making jams for custom orders here today. With this batch it's strawberry-raspberry jam. Unlike our usual 9 oz jar...
09/30/2026

We're making jams for custom orders here today. With this batch it's strawberry-raspberry jam. Unlike our usual 9 oz jar, this customer wanted us to have their jam canned in the 16 oz jar, usually used by us for applesauce. I'm really happy with the finished product; it's so vibrant and smells amazing. -Dylan

While we sold out of our traditional Elberta peaches, today and the last two weeks we've been canning some O'Henry peach...
09/28/2026

While we sold out of our traditional Elberta peaches, today and the last two weeks we've been canning some O'Henry peaches. While having red skin, once blanched and sliced their color is very similar with the Elberta. The flavor of the O'Henry is also very close to the Elberta, with the O'Henry being slightly more sweet. With these O'Henrys we are only canning peach slices, in light syrup, in the 28 oz cans. Give us a call or come down to the cannery if you would like to try some. -Dylan

Testing today a small batch of freeze-dried corn. It still has the crumbly texture of the other freeze-dried produce but...
09/16/2026

Testing today a small batch of freeze-dried corn. It still has the crumbly texture of the other freeze-dried produce but still has that corn flavor. This would make a great snack. Also, I did intentionally avoid describing the flavor as 'corny'. -Dylan

We often have visits from our neighbors. -Dylan
09/11/2026

We often have visits from our neighbors. -Dylan

Here is some video of the 1996 flood captured and narrated by Sam Muirhead. He must have liked classical music because m...
09/09/2026

Here is some video of the 1996 flood captured and narrated by Sam Muirhead. He must have liked classical music because many of these old videos have them. It's always so much more poignant to see video/images of past events rather than just read about them. -Dylan

A short canning day today at Muirhead. Today we're working on some peach slices. Unfortunately, these are all to be fulf...
09/05/2026

A short canning day today at Muirhead. Today we're working on some peach slices. Unfortunately, these are all to be fulfilled with the orders already made and we are sold out of our peach slices, as well as halves in water and heavy syrup, until 2027. We do still have peach halves in light syrup for sale. -Dylan

We will be at Hood River Farmers' Market this Saturday (08/29) showcasing our freeze-dried tomatoes. Stop by and tell us...
08/26/2026

We will be at Hood River Farmers' Market this Saturday (08/29) showcasing our freeze-dried tomatoes. Stop by and tell us what you think.

Address

5267 Mill Creek Road
The Dalles, OR
97058

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 2pm

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+15412981660

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